Nut member



July 16, 1940. c. A. WOODWARD NUT MEMBER Original Filed Oct. 15, 1938Clewzefziefl. Modward' 2 foz ef ed PatentedJuly 1c, 1940 h i x 2,208,532

UNlTED [STATES PATENT. OFFICE clenient A. Woodward, .ulignor toUnited-Carr Fastener- Corporation, gatiabridge, Mass, a corporation ofMassachu- Original application October 15, 193:, Serial No. 235,231.Divided and this application Apt-i121. 19:9, sci-Isl No. 269,182

3 Claims. (ci. 85-32) This invention relates to a shockproofmountcutaway. into substantially perpendicular relain; installation for radiosets and more particution to the axis of the shank, as shown in Figs. 4larly to nut members used in connection with the and 6. As a result oftaking material from the same. shank I to form the ears, notches I! arepro- 5 This application is a division of my applicavided in the outersurface of the shank extend- 5 tion Serial No. 235,231, filed October15, 1938, and ing from the outermost end of the shank to the containingclaims to the shockproof mounting pointsof junction of the ears with theshank. means. This leaves the threaded wall of the shank un- Referringto the drawing, in which I have illusdisturbed. Each of the ears l2"provides a trated a preferred embodiment of my invention: shoulder i lfacing the outermost end of the shank 10,

Fig. 1 is a side view showing the installation and spaced from the same,as most clearly shown embodying my invention; in Figs. 4 and 6. The earsI! serve to effect Fig. 2 is a sectional viewof the installationattachment of the washer ill to the nut member, shown in Fig. 1; r Iwhich action is carried out through placing the Fig. 3 is a top planview ot the nut assembly washer oveithe shank 8 so that one surface of15 used in connection with the shockproof installa-, the was e r ts p nt s oulde s 3 of th tion; a x ears and then clenching an annular portionI4 Fig. 4 is a side view of my improved nut memof the outermost end ofthe shank over; an oppoi 1 her used in connection with the installation;i Surface of the Washer (Figs- 2 and with Fig. 5 is a top plan view ofthe nut member the washer ll clenched tightly between portions 20 shownin Fig. 4; and i l4 and ears I! there is no possibility of the washerFig. 6 is a section taken along th li e 6-6 of l0 vibrating in resonancewith cabinet vibra- Fig. 5. v tions should the grommet 5 depresssufiiciently Referring to my preferred shockproof mountto allow thewasher It to float freely, as would ing installation illustratedin-Figs. 1 and 2 or the be thec s 1f th ears I! we e no present. as

drawing, I have shown a supporting member i, Asse y o e o en pa ts of myinwhich may be the wooden cabinet of a radio Stallation is 8 relativelyS p atter and is set, an attaching member such as the nut memcarri Outthr0u8h fi t forcing e rubber her 2 secured to the cabinet i and. abracket r mmet i. which has been assembled with the member 3 having onee 4' in b d mbracket 3, over the-outermost end of the shank e bly witha. grommet 5 of soft rubber or other 8 of the nut member and moving th rmm resilient material. The other end a of the bracket i to ie relationto the a 9 of e ut is secured, as by spot-welding (Fig. 2), to a radiomember. Next the washer I. is securely afl'ixed to chassis I. Thegrommet 5 encircles a shank l the shank of the nut member through themethod of the nut member 2 and is maintained in ashereinabove describedwith the result that the 35 sembly with the nut member between a base arommet '5 is maintained in asse y with the of the same and alaterally-projecting means such nut. member between the base 9 and thewasher as a washer It in fixed assembly with the outer- (Figs 1 and 2).Finally the base 9 of the nut most end of the shank l, as most clearlyshown member is moved against the inner surface of 40 in Fig. 2. Thusthe chassis I is secured to the the cabinet i and the parts are securedto the 40 cabinet I in such a way that jar or vibration cabinet throughmeans of the bolt l5 whichis transmitted to the cabinet i is absorbed bythe entered into threaded engagement with the shank rubber grommet 5. wI of the nut member from the'outer surface of Referring in detail to thenut member 2, the the cabinet. The base I of the nut member may shank 8of the nut member is internally threaded have projections it extendeddownwardly thereas at H and is drawn from the base 0 so as to. fromandadapted to grip the inner surface of extend in substantiallyright-angular relation the cabinet during threaded engagement of thethereto. In my preferred nut member I have bolt and nut so as 'toprevent relative rotation formed ears iz'integral with the shank 8 andof the parts. A wash r l1 may b d sp s d he- 5 extending laterallyfrom-the shankinv spaced retween the head 18 of the bolt and the outersurlation to the base 9. The ears I! maybe formed face of the cabinet,as most clearly shown in through shearing into, but not all the wayFigs. 1 and 2. through, the wall of the shank from the outer- Thus itwill be seen thatby my invention I most end thereof fora predetermineddistance have provided a' shockproof mounting compris-' toward thebaseland bending the material, thus ing parts of simple constructionadapted to be 55 quickly and easily assembled together to carry out in asatisfactory manner the desired objects.

Although I have illustrated and described'a preferred embodiment of myinvention, I do not 5 wish to be limited thereby because the scope of myinvention is best defined in the following claims.

I claim: 1. An improved nut member having a base por- 10 tion and ashank portion extending from said base portion, said shank portionhaving a.iat-' erally-projecting ear intermediate said base portion' andthe outermost end '01 said shank.

2. An improved nutmember having a base portion of said ear with saidshank.

3. A mounting member havingv a barrel portion, washer-supporting meansspaced from one end thereof, washer-engaging riveting means adjacent'tosaid washer-supporting means to lock 10 a washer in place against saidsupporting means, said -supporting. means being in the form of earsshaved from saidbarrel portion.

CLEMENT A. WOODWARD.

